Comments on: Costco Blames Sex Chapters, Bans “4-Hour Body” Book by Tim Ferriss

By: Berkeley Jean

Berkeley Jean — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:05:57 +0000

We weren’t that impressed with the sex information, but then we’ve been reading you for years {big smile}, and, honestly, this stuff has been happening in the bay area forever – even Mr. Ferris is tracing some of this back to 1976. But we’ve got to give him credit – here is a guy asking women for information about sex – and here he is recommending Violet and Betty Dodson.

Yes!

By: David H

David H — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:59:45 +0000

I find it really interesting that an American store took a morally righteous stance on the 4-Hour Body. I don’t know if Costco has a magazine section, but I would doubt they would pull magazines such as Men’s Health, GQ, and Cosmo because they have sections on sexuality.
Nevertheless, the dissemination of information – especially on topics such as health and sex – seems to be easily suppressed in America and elsewhere on moral grounds. I find this really chilling.

By: cggirl

cggirl — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:22:14 +0000

Gosh, that cracked out critic is so stupid. What they don’t realize is that if you can indeed give your woman 15 minute orgasms on a fairly regular basis, she will never want to stray!

By: David

David — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:25:07 +0000

I didn’t need to hear that about Costco. We have them here in Tokyo, and it’s a really great place to get western food and other things that are difficult to find in Japan (even if you do have to buy your refried beans in a twelve pack, then find someplace in your tiny apartment to store them.)

Now? Now I’m going to be much more alert to any bad political news I get about them; and yes, if I feel they’ve gone too far to the Walmart side of the force, I will stop shopping there. God, but I hate being a conscientious consumer some days.

And do you know how much it costs to ship refried beans from America?

By: fnmpfn

fnmpfn — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:54:46 +0000

usually those things happen because someone or many people (in coordinated campaign, eg) complain. want to get a ton of complaints to them to put it back in. maybe they won’t but they’ll notice & think about it more next time. sexpos people have to always respond when the prohibs try to ban something. they are what they say we are: insatiable, but what they are insatiable about is to interfere with other people. that’s what they like to do.

By: Jason Riedy

Jason Riedy — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:36:45 +0000

Wow, that’s bizarre. Costco’s pretty good in terms of politics. They keep their non-union employees on an agreement that’s the same (afaik) as the union agreement, people seem to work there for a long time, etc. Sad.

But now I want to read the book…

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:04 +0000

I think Costco did the author a favour by stirring up “controversy” about the book.
Or: Costco’s loss is Amazon’s gain.